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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday ~ George H. Spaulding, Honolulu

This tombstone was photographed at the Oahu Cemetery, at Honolulu, Hawaii. It caught my eye because it said that George H. Spalding was a "native of Salem, Mass." I asked my husband to photograph it (complete with bird droppings!) and tried to research the name. I found a marriage record on FamilySearch.org for his son, Henry G. Spalding who married second (as a widower) to Kamealani B. Gray on 31 July 1913, and he listed his parents as George H. Spalding and Kealohapauole Spalding.

GEORGE H. SPALDING

A NATIVE

OF

SALEM, MASS

JUNE 1, 1819

MAY 20, 1908

Even trying variations on the names SPAULDING or SPALDING, I was unable to trace George Spalding in the Massachusetts records. The death index at the Hawaii State Archiveslists George as the uncle of E. I. Spalding, born 3 June 1854 in Honolulu and died 20 June 1935, the son of Josiah and Elizabeth Spalding.

In the book Spalding Memorial: A Genealogical History of Edward Spalding, of Massachusetts Bay and his Descendants , by Samuel Jones Spalding, 1872, on page 357, it lists the following:

6893. JOSIAH 7 [3610] (Samuel 6, Samuel 5, Henry 4, Henry 3, Andrew 2, Edward 1), b. Feb. 15, 1797. He was for many years master of a vessel. "Captain Josiah Spalding, one of our best citizens, died suddenly of apoplexy, on Friday evening. He had been out in the afternoon, although his health had for some time been feeble from similar attacks. He had been a resident of Salem from his boyhood, and became a very successful ship-master, retiring from the seas some years ago, having realized a competency. He was a gentleman of great amiablility and inegrity of character, a patriotic and exemplary citizen, and always ready with heart and hand to aid in every good work" [Salem Register, Monday, April 6, 1868]He m. Rebecca Chapman, of Salem, Ms, April 10, 1825; she was b. Feb. 5, 1800 in Salem, Ms.Children all b. in Salem, Ms.6894. Josiah Chapman [8918] b. June 29, 18276895. George Henry, b. June 1, 18296896. Edward Heald, b. April 23, 1831; d. April 1, 18326897. Ellen Rebecca, b. Feb. 15, 18366898. Edward Heald, b. Aug. 12, 1843

The year of birth is different, but I think we may have the same person here.

4 comments:

How interesting! I would love to know when and why he came to Hawaii. I wonder if he was a sugarcane or pineapple farmer or something. Can you imagine what Hawaii would have been like during that time period!

I read with interest your post about George Spaulding. I am a descendant of the Massachusetts’ Spauldings. Have you read the following Rootsweb article about George Spaulding in Hawaii?http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SPALDING/1998-11/0910454594Karinwww.theartofgenealogy.com

Great! Thanks so much for the link. Apparently I have the correct George Spaulding sincy the rootsweb article mentions the same excerpt from the Spaulding book. I'm glad to know he married and had descendants!

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